Type-writer cabinet.



No. 747,309. PATENTED DEC. 15, 1903.

P. E. WHITING.

TYPE WRITER CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED F213, 7, 1903.

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PATENT OFFICE.

PHILLIP E. WHITING, 0F OARMI, ILLINOIS.

TYPE-.WFtlTlC-IR CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 747,309, dated December 15, 1903. Application filed February 7, 1903. Serial lilo. 142,337. m0 model.)

To all whom it may concern.- Y

Be it known that I, PHILLIP E. WRITING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Carmi, in the county of White and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Type-Writer'Oabinet, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention is an improved construction of type-writer cabinet, the object being to provide certain improvements upon the typewriter cabinet patented tome October'25, 1898, and numbered 613,182; and with this object in view the present invention consists in arranging the supply-compartment above the type-writer compartment and in providing movable trays within the supplycompartment, which movable trays are lifted when the cover of the supply-compartment is open, the lifting of' the trays serving to unlock the hood of the type-writer compartment.

The invention consists also in certain details of construction and novelties of combination and arrangement, all of which will be fully described hereinafter, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a type-writer cabinet constructed in accordance with my invention, said cabinet being closed. Fig. 2 is a similar view,the cabinet being open. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the cabinet closed. Fig. 4 is a similar view of the cabinet open. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view showing the manner of supporting the slide. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view showing the manner of pivoting the trays within the supplycompartment immediately in the rear of the hood to lock the same. Fig. 7 is adetail perspective view of said trays.

In carrying out my invention I employ a typewriter table A,which is substantially the same as an ordinary typewriter table, but is divided or cut away, as shown at A, and sliding in such cut-out portion is a horizontal board or slide B, said board having horizontal grooves B produced in the side edges thereof into which fit the metallic guidestrips B carried by the type-writer table. The board B is provided with laterally-proijecting shoulders B adjacent to the forward end, which act as stops to prevent the board being pushed toofar inwardly or rearwardly.

A cabinet 0 is arranged upon the table di- 'rectly over the cut-out portion, said cabinet comprising a type-writer compartment D and the supply-compartment E, arranged above the type-writer compartment, said compartments being separated by means of a horizontal partition F, which serves as a top for 'the type-writer compartment and a bottom for the supply-compartment. The supplycompartment is provided with a cover G, which is hinged at the rear side, and for the purpose of supporting the cover in a raised or elevated position I employ a prop G, which is pivoted to the inner face of the cover adjacent to one end, the free end of said prop being adapted to bear upon the bottom of the supply-compartment, and thereby hold the cover in an'elevated position, as most clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 4.

The type-writer compartment is open at the front, and pivoted between the sides of the said type-writer compartmentis the hood H, said hood being pivoted 'at H, and this hood is adapted to be thrown back when the board B is pulled outand is thrown forwardly and downwardly when the said board is pushed in, and for the purpose of operating the hood in this manner I employ a. lover I, pivoted to a bracket K, carried by the table, said lever being pivotally connected by means of a link-rod I to the board B and the opposite end of the lever is pivotally connected to the hood H by means of a link-rod I It will thus be seen that as the board is pulled out the hood is thrown back and as the board is pushed back the hood is thrown forwardly to a closed position, as most clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

It will of course be understood that the type-writing machine isto be arranged upon the board B, and when the board is pulled out the machine will be held in the proper position for writing and when the board is pushed in the type-writer will be completely covered. The supply-compartment- E is intended to contain paper, envelope, and similar materials, and for the purpose of keeping said material in proper and systematic order I provide a main tray L and a supplemental tray L, arranged within the main tray, said supplemental tray L being of a width less than the first-mentioned tray, being pivoted between one end and one of the partitions subdividing the main tray. The supplemental tray L is supported upon the subdividing-partition L and, if desired, additional supports L may be employed. The outer or main tray L is pivoted at the rear of the compartment E, pivot-pins M projecting laterally from the said trayand fitting in grooves or seats M, produced in the ends of the supply-compartment, as most clearly shown in Fig. 6.

Chains N are connected to the trays L and L and also to the cover G, the purpose of said chains being to raise the trays when the cover is raised and also to support the trays, as most clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 4, so that access to the various subdivisions of the trays can be readily had. In order to lock the hood, and consequently the board, I em ploy locking-spring O, which is secured at its rear end to the bottom of the supply-compartment and is bent downwardly at its forward end, as shown at 0, said downwardlybent end passing through an opening P, produced in the partition F, said downwardlyprojecting end being adapted to extend down into the type-writer compartment and behind the rear end of the hood and the strip P, carried at said rear end, thus securely locking the hood in a closed position, and it will be noted that the locking-spring O is thrown down when the trays are lowered, and the trays are only lowered when the cover of the supply-compartment is lowered and this cover is secured by any suitable construction of locking means.

It will thus be seen that when the hood is closed and likewise the supply-compartment the hood will be securely locked and cannot be opened until the cover of the supply-compartment has been unlocked and raised, lifting the trays away from the locking-spring O, and the moment the said trays have been raised the elasticity of the spring will withdraw the depending end from behind the rear end of the hood, and the said hood can then be thrown back by pulling the board forwardly, as before described.

By means of the peculiar construction of trays herein shown and described I am onabled to provide ample arrangement for the supply of stationery in an exceedingly compact form, and it will also be noted that I utilize the trays also for the purpose of operating the lock for the hood of the type-writer compartment.

Having thus fully described .my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. Acabinet of the kind described comprising a type-writer compartment and a supplycompartment, the type-Writer compartment having a hood pivotally arranged therein and adapted to close the front of said compartment, the supply-compartment having trays arranged therein and aspring-locking device arranged within the supply-compartment and forced by the weight of the trays to engage the rear end of the hood for the purpose of locking said hood in a closed position.

2. In a cabinet of the kind describcd,a typewriter compartment providedwitha hood, and a supply-compartment arranged above the type-writer compartment and having a tray arranged therein, and a spring locking bar secured to the bottom of the supply-compartment and having a downwardly-extending end adapted to be projected through an opening in the bottom of the supply-compartment, when the said tray is lowered upon the said locking-spring as set forth.

3. Acabinetof the kind described,comprising upper and lower compartments, a pivoted hood adapted to close the front of the lower compartment and to swing rearwardly within same, a spring arranged in the upper compartmentand projecting downwardlyinto the lower compartment in the rear of the hood, and a tray hinged in the upper compartinent and adapted to force the spring downward.

PHILLIP E. WHITING.

Witnesses:

JOHN G. POWELL, WM. H. PHIPPS. 

